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【题目】There have been many great inventions that changed the way we live. The first great __________ was the one that is still very __________ today—the wheel. This made it easier for us to carry heavy things and to__________ long distances.

For hundreds of years after that, there were __________ inventions that had as much effect as the wheel. But in the early 1800s the world started __________. There was little unknown land in the world. People did not have to explore much any more. They began to work in order to make life better.

During the second half of the 19th century many great inventions __________. Among them were the electric light, the camera and the radio. These __________ play a big part in our life today.

The first part of the 20th century saw __________ great inventions: the helicopter(直升机) in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, and jet planes in 1930.This was __________ a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935.It changed the kind of clothes people __________.

【1】A. invention B. food C. inventor D. animal

【2】A. useless B. impossible C. important D. comfortable

【3】A. sail B. flies C. walks D. travel

【4】A. little B. a little C. few D. a few

【5】A. to change B. to turning C. turn D. change

【6】A. are made B. can be made C. has been made D. were made

【7】A. both B. all C. none D. nothing

【8】A. much B. more C. less D. little

【9】A. also B. as well as C. either D. as well

【10】A. wearing B. putting on C. wore D. put on

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【6】D

【7】B

【8】B

【9】A

【10】C

【解析】试题分析：短文结合汽车（车轮）、电灯、尼龙等重要发明，说明了伟大的发明创造改变了我们的生活方式。

【1】句意：第一个伟大发明是至今仍然很重要的发明——车轮（汽车）。考查名词辨析题。A. invention发明；B. food食物；C. inventor发明家；D. animal动物。the wheel车轮，是种实物；根据第一句There have been many great inventions that changed the way we live.，结合句意语境，可知选A。

【2】句意：第一个伟大发明是至今仍然很重要的发明——车轮。考查形容词辨析题。A. useless无用的；B. impossible不可能的；C. important重要的；D. comfortable舒适的。根据下文This made it easier for us to carry heavy things and to travel long distances.，结合句意语境，可知这种发明方便了人们的生活，是很重要的，故选C。

【3】句意：这使我们更容易携带沉重的东西和长途旅行。考查动词辨析题。A. sail航行；B. flies飞行；C. walks走/散步，强调慢行；D. travel旅行。long distances长距离；根据句意语境，可知前三项意思都与语境不合，故选D。

【4】句意：几百年后，几乎没有什么发明能像轮子一样有效果。考查形容词辨析题。四个选项都可修饰名词，little和a little修饰不可数名词，inventions是复数名词，可排除AB选项。few和a few都修饰复数名词，但few表示否定意义，a few表示肯定意义，可排除D项。根据句意语境，可知选C。

【5】句意：但在19世纪初，世界开始发生变化。考查动词修饰辨析题。start to do开始做某事，start后接动词不定式，是固定短语，可排除后面三项。根据句意结构，可知选A。

【6】句意：在十九世纪的下半年，许多伟大的发明被创造出来了。考查动词时态辨析题。四个选项都是被动语态，但during the second half of the 19th century十九世纪后半期，这是一个过去的时间，需用于一般过去时。根据句意语境，可知选D。

【7】句意：这些都在我们今天的生活中扮演着重要的角色。考查不定代词辨析题。A. both两者都，多与and连用；B. all全都，用于三者以上；C. none没有人；D. nothing没有东西，没有事情。根据上文Among them were the electric light, the camera and the radio.，结合句意语境，可知选B。

【8】句意：二十世纪的第一部分看到了更多伟大的发明。考查形容词比较级辨析题。inventions是复数名词，不可用much、less和little修饰，可排除ABD三个选项。根据句意语境，可知选B。

【9】句意：这也是第一次制造新材料的时间。考查副词辨析题。A. also也，并且；B. as well as既…又…；C. either强调“两者选其一”，多与or连用；D. as well也，还有。根据句意语境，可知选A。

【10】句意：尼龙于1935问世。它改变了人们的衣服种类。考查动词辨析题。wear和put on可表示“穿”。根据句意语境，可知选C。